Brace for correcting foot-angles



. E. DAHL.

BRACE FOR COHRECTING FO0T ANGLES. APPLlcA-Tnon man :un: 23. Isls.

1 ,340,700, Patented M3138, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL DAHL, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BBACE FOR CORRECTING FOOT-ANGLES.

Application filed June 23.

To all fui/71.0711 it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, EMU. DAn'L, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of lilinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Braces Afor (`orrooting Foot-Angles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a lull., clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a brace for correcting the 'toot angle ot per sons who arc either pharaon-toed or whose feet turn out at too great an angle.

To the above end, the 'invention consists of the novel devices and combinations o'l devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanyingr drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a view partly in inside eleva-- tion and partly in longitudinal section, with some parts diagrammatically illustrated by means of broken lines, showing the brace applied to a left toot havingv thereon a shoe to which the hrace is secured;

Fig. Z is a View correspoinlingf to Fig. l, with the exception that the parts are viewef'l from the opposite side:

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the brace positioned on the shoe sole, diagraunnatically illustrated hy means oi broken lilies;

Fig. 4 is a detail view principally in section, taken. on the irregular line L-i of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view on an enlarged scale, with some parts sectioned on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

The numeral 6 indicates a left foot, having thereon a shoe 7, to which the improved brace is secured and applied to said foot in position to correct the foot angle thereof by turning the same outward. The improved brace, as shown, comprises an ankle strap 8 arranged to extend around the ankle of the foot 6 with its ends terminating short of each other on the inside of the foot and slightly forward, as best shown in Fig. 3. A lacing 9 is inserted through eyelets 10 in the end portions of the ankle strap 8 to adjustably secure the same around the ankle of the foot 6.

Formed with the lower edge of the ankle Specification cf Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, .1920.

ball portion thereol"` and is secured by nails 13 to the sole of the shoe as best shown by Fig. 1. A snap 14- is attached to the front Yertiral edge portion of the anchor strap l l substantially at its `junction with the angle strap 8.

Upper and lower rearwardly converginj anchor straps 15 and 1G, respectively, are secured, the former by stitching to the shoe upper and the latter by forming or otherwise securing the same to the outer edge of the sole member 12 at the ball portion thereof, and substantially directly below the attachment of the anchor strap 15 with said shoe upper. On the rear or free end of each anchor strap 15 and 16 is secured a snap 17, and a ring,Ir 18 detachably connects all of the snaps 14 and 17. By reference to Fig. 5, it will be noted that the snaps 14 and 17, and rinp,f 18 are flat so that they will not hurt the persons foot to which the brace is applied.

The relative arrangement of the anchor straps 11, 15 and 16 is such that they extend over the outside portion of a persons foot, and by adjusting the lacing 9, the brace may be caused to pull the toe portion of the shoe outward and thereby cause a person who is pigeon-toed to turn his foot, to which the brace is applied, outward.

From the above description, it is evident that the improved brace may be very quickly applied to a shoe by simply nailing its sole member 12 to the sole of a shoe and stitching the anchor strap 15 to the shoe upper. After a person puts the shoe on his foot, the ends of the anchor strap may be connected there around by the lacing 10 before the shoe is laced or otherwise fastened. To correct the foot angle of a person whose feet turn outA ward at too great an angle, the arrangement of the improved brace will just be the reverse from that shown in the drawings, which is to correct the foot angle of a pigeon-toed person.

What I claim is 1. A brace Jfor the purpose set forth, comprising a sole member applicable to the inner sole of a shoe, an adjustable ankle strap attached to tho solo member, and an anchor Strap l'or ronnertinrr the ankle strap to the Shoe opper forward ol' raid ankhI `atrap.

2. A brave l'or the piu-posiI aol lorlh, rola prisingj a sol(` member applirabhI tio lho inY nur looh* ol' a shoe, and an adjustable ankle slrap haring' two anvhor straps, ono ol which is scoured Lo the .solo member, and the other ol' whirh is adapted to be secured lo the shoe upper l'orward ol` said ankh` strap.

il. brace for the purpose sel; lorth,eo1n prising a lsolo member applicable to the in-- ner sole ol a shoe, an adjustable ankle strap having two anrhor straps, one ol' whirh is Soonrod to the sole member in the riwinilaY olA ille ball portion thereof, and the olhor ol' whirh is adapted to la' seltllrvd Lhrluover lo l'hl ,ahoo upper, and :l third anfhor lalrap ron ina-ling lho anhhf Aalrap lio lhlaolr monilwr in the vhinily ol' the heel portion lhoreol.

la di brace for the purpose Het forth, oomprising a solo menibe applii-abhA lo the in ner sole oi' a Shoe, an ankh- Htrap, a lacing adjnstably connecting the ends oll the ankle Strap, an anchor Strap securing the ankle strap to the solo member in the vicinity of the heel portion thereof, and a pair of diverging anehor straps for the ankle strap, one of which is secured to the solo member forward olE the firsty noted anchor strap, and the other ol' which is adapted lo be scoured to tho shoe upper, all ol' Said anrhor atrapa being loraled on Lhe I ame aid(l o'l the shoe, and Said hiring being` lor-ated on the opposite beide ol' the shoe from the anchor strap.

5, A brave l'or the pnrpoail set lorth, coni` prising a solo member, applirable to the inner solo of a shoe, an ankle strap, a lacing adjnstabl)v eonnerlxingthe ends of the ankle strap, an anchor strap securing the ankle strap to the sole member in the vicinity oi the heel portion thereof, a forwardly projerting hook attarhed to the anklastrap, a pair ol' rearwardly converging' anehor Ialraps, one olwhirl] is sormed lo the solo member in (hlJ ririnity oll the ball portion lherool'` and the other ol' whh'h la adapted lo be swirl-0d lhereabore lo the hoe upper. ranap on the l'rl-iends ol laid pair oi oon rp ing anrhor lalilaps. and a riinf renner()` in;r all ol' said snaps.

ln loaliilnony whereol' l allix my signature in pri-sonne of a witness. i

EMIL D AY H L.

Witness HARRY D. KILGoRE.

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